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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

There is at present in the Hospital of
the Charity q young nOn-cOmmissioned
officer, as he would be called in England,
who is undergoing treatment as a victim
to opium smoking. The soldier, who is
man of education, has given n remarkable
account of his experiences as an opium
smoker. He says that while in TOnkin,
or Cochin China, one of the French gen
erals caused an order to DO issued against
the use of the drug, and this very prohibit
ton was the means of making several
men try opium smoking through curiosity.
The nOn-cOmmissiOned officer went with
some comrades to the smoking saloon of a
village. There woman came to him and
filled long pipe with small ball of what
appeared to be thick brown syrup, made
as consistent as wax. This the soldier
was pressed to take, and, placing its bowl
over lamp which was alight, he inhaled
what seemed to be the fumes of sugar and
burned apples.
He was at first rendered i'll, but after q
second pipe was plunged into the ecstatic
dreams described by De Quincy, Baude-
laire and NJ Paul BOnnetain. He seemed
to float in bath of lukewarm milk, and
memories that had long lain buried passed
clearly through his imagination. lie
| recollected forgotten melodies, snatches of
songs and extracts from fGyorite authors;
but whea he aWOke from the reTerio he
was perspiring with pain and fear After
this he kept up the habit for six months,
smoking thirty grammes of opium on the
( day of his departure for France The
man at present looks rather livid, and his
general appearance is that of person who
had been paralyzed. 1t is expected, how
ever that he will be brought round by III,
treatment Of the hospital physicians
/ Paris Letter.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

No man or woman can regularly indulge
in the practice Of receiving tips from
strangers without becoming in spirit as
well as in fact beggar. 1t degrades the
receiver more than the giver, and it will
breed class In this country like the lower
classes Of Europe. 1t is told Of Senator
Thurman that when asked if he had met
Prince Bismarck he replied that he was
extremely sorry that he had not, because
he did want to meet one person in Europe
who was not waiting for him to hand over
a shilling.
We laugh at TINT now, but we won't
laugh pretty soon, because it will be
equally applicable to this country. ] am
fully aware that people who think as do
will not combine against the system, but
will weakly yield, and in the end it will be
as firmly rooted in Philadelphia as in Lon
don. The poor will not gain by it and
they will lose immensely in self respect
1t will create q class whom you may kick
if you are willing to pay for it, o class no
better than slaves; q cringing, sneakipg,
low lived class; a class that will disgrace
the name of American citizen.-'Ob-
server" in Philadelphia Call.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
THE USE OF PARATRlPTIcs.

Physiological Reasons for the Cravings
Common to the Human Race.
1t will be conceded, we think, that what
ever is of universal use, or nearly so, must
have some quality of value to induce such
use. Food, clothing, shelter, are of uni
versal use, not for any inherent quality
they possess, but because of their value to
the users. Their universal use proves
their value to the human family, and the
antiquity Of their use demonstrates the
continuity of human nature as q whole.
In all these things there has been no
change. There has been development and
combination and evolution, but we today
60 into house when it rains for precisely
the same reason that the primitive man
sought his cave. We eat when we are
hungry and sleep when we are tired for
just the same reasons that he did.
Applying the same reasoning to the
question in hand we find that universally
and continuity of use are in our favor. 1t
is about 200 years since tea and coffee
were brought into Europe, and hundreds
of millions of tons of them are now an
nualy used the world over. Tobacco was
taken from America to England in the
Fifteenth or Sixteenth century, and now
for each human being existing on the globe
five pounds are yearly demanded. Wine,
too, or some equivalent stimulant, has
been universally adopted, and its pristine
use is lost in the mists of antiquity. No
nation, barbarOus or civilized, was ever
found without some such substitute for
food and every nation of which we have
any knowledge has seized with the great
est aVidity upon discoveries Of the kind
within certain bounds
There must be some physiological rea-
son for such phenomena, for desire and
a craving common to the human race.
Man has not chosen these things because
they afford him pleasure or enjoyment
That some of them do is an effect, not a
cause. Their adoption into general use
must be sought in the fact that they meet
some want in human life; and no better
solution of the problem can be found
than In the fact that their use prevents
waste in the body, so that, by their help,
man can do more work, both of body and
mind, and endure more priYatiOn with a
smaller amount of food.
If the opponents Of paratriptics are
right in their conclusions, the average du-
ration of life should have greatly short
ened since their introduction, while, on
| the contrary, statistics distinctly show
that it has heightened. Besides, they
should be able to find numerous individ.
ual instances where life has been abbre-
waited by their use; but, unfortunately for
their position, such cases are in a hopeless
minority. Taking one illustration drawn
from inquiries into the effects of tobacco
celebrated English physician found in
the pension hospitals of England $50 mer
over so years of age. Fifteen Of then
were over 80 and four were over 100
These formed the remnant Of the armies
of England, and of these survivors all but
two had been consumers of tobacco al
their lives.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

In the northwestern part Of the town Of
CastletOn, Rutland county, Vt, is the
only mandatory in the United States of
slate pencils. The stone as it comes from
the quarry is first sawed into blocks from
four to seven inches wide, according to the
length desired for the pencils. These are
split quite easily with a chisel into slabs
little thicker than the finished pencils
say DIG of an inch. These are passed
through Il planning machine and over an
emery belt to make them fiat, smooth and
Of u uniform THICKNESS Of about 8-1G Of an
inch. Next day they are pushed into the
jaws of crocodile, " which consists Of q
pair of steel plates, in the under one Of
which arc six rows of curved knives, each
set so as to cut little deeper than the one
that went before it. These pillow out par
allel grooves half way through the slab,
which II man then turns and lays on a
steel plate, having ridges which just fit
these grooves. This slides back under the
six rows Of teeth of n second crocodile ly-
ing in wait alongside, which cuts the
grooves on the other side, and leaves the
pencils side by side. Lastly, they are
broken and rolled of for an instant to
point them upon an emery belt. A man
can give this last touch to about 5000 in
day. The average daily output is about
$4,000, and the mill gives employment to
some twenty-five hands. The old plan
was to saw out square pencils from the
slab one by one. These were boxed and
distributed among poor families, who
whitfield them round by hand at from q
quarter TO half dollar per thousand
Pottery and Glassware Reporter.
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Wealth of Alaska.

When the proposition to buy Alaska
was before Congress, Charles Simmer
supported it in an elaborate speech.
He tried to show that it was region
exceptionally rich in precious metals
Recent reports from persons who have
visited Alaska tend to cOrrOborate the
Senator'S statement on the subject.
E. f. Shepherd, son-in-law of the late
William H. Vanderbilt. who, with a
party, has just returned from that re-
giOn, is enthusiastic over the promise
which the country affords. He de-
scribes mountains of gold bearing
quartz so full of the glittering metal
that miners are under no necessity of
following the veins. "The more that is
known of Alaska, the more sensible
does the Seward purchase seem.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Determined that London should not re-
main the unchallenged pOssessOr of the
sensation Of the season in the shape Of
Buffalo Bills Wild West show, Paris has
organized an entertainment which virtu-
ally introduces ParisiOns to the life that
the Arabs of the desert lead in Algeria.
The equivalent for Buffalo Bill in this
show Is the Sheik Abdallah-ben-Ahmed-
ben Sliman, and he has brought with him
to Paris enough Of his tribe and their be-
longings to give a very realistic exhibition
of Arab tent life Male and female Arabs
may be seen i'll their native dress, tents
are pitched, horses and asses are tethered
beneath the palm trees, native dances are
performed to the accompaniment of native
music, there are Specimens Of Arab skill
in equitatiOp, and the whole spectacle con
cludes with an effective tableau, in which
a number of zouaves, chasseurs d'Afrique,
spahis and other FrancO-Algerian troops
take paTt.-HOme journal.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Daniel r. Wolf, of ChaRbersburg, says
he is the first commercial traveller who
ever went on the road In 1874 he went
to Philadelphia as a salesman with the
dry goods house Of DuntOn, Gemmill &
Co. "Trade was dull that year" says
Mr., Wolff, land / suggested to the firm
the idea OF sending some one among the
country merchants to drum up trade.
Who will be the drummer? asked one
of the firm.
" I will, replied, and they sent me
out. That was the origin of the term
drummer by which all travelling sales
men are now known. ! went on the road
and solicited trade among the merchants
of southern and central Pennsylvania and
New Jersey For five years carried no
samples, filling my customers orders from
SAMPLES provided by themselves. IN 1S49
1t struck me all of q sudden that this was
necessarily keeping my trade limited, and
that II ] carried line of samples Of my
own l could introduce new goods and
more of them. I sent to the firm and
showed them that the samples were COM
ing from the wrong end of the line, and
they saw the point and furnished me with
samples, From that year dates the Gus
tom OF carrying samples by drummers. "
Mr.. Wolff has been constantly on the
road ever since his pioneer trip among the
country merchants, and at the age of
nearly 10 is still drumming up trade for a
Philadelphia house. Philadelphia News.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
RaI1war Tlekets for Corpses.

A reporter waiting three minutes in
Broadway passenger agents Office over
heard the following: mo, sir, there are
no half rate tickets for corpses. A corpse Of
any age requires one full first class, limit
ed ticket, and no baggage can be checked
on that ticket, nor can any stop over
check be issued upon it. The corpse must
be accompanied by at least one adult per-
son. 1t can only be carried in the baggage
car, and, in addition to being properly
boxed, it must be accompanied by a GER
tificate of the attending physician to the
effect that deceased did not die of any
contagious disease, and across the coupon
ticket must be written instead of deceased's
signature the word corpse That is the
law upon every railroad in the United
States.
ga passenger is allowed only $50 pounds
of baggage, or seventy-five pounds upon a
half ticket. If you have more than 100
pounds you will have to pay excess bag
gage, which charge will amount to from
10 to IS per cent. of the cost of the pas
senger's ticket. No single piece of baggage
must weigh over $50 pounds, or it will
not be taken in the baggage car, but must
go as freight. The interstate law re-
quires railroads to carry children under
years Of age, when accompanied by
an adult, free. Children over and
under 70 years of age are carried upon a
half rate ticket Special rates, under
the new law, may be given to rail
road emloyes, clergymen and on ac-
count of charity. To be eligible for this
special rate clergyman must be regu-
larly ordained, permanently located in
charge OF a pastorate and be engaged in
no other business whatever. Under this
law the wives and families of the clergy
men are not entitled to any reduction in
the regular rate Special rates cannot
now be made to temperance workers OF
lecturers, nor to persons engaged in edu-
cational, philanthrOpical or charitable
work
''Thank heaven, he's gone" said the
agent, turning to The World reporter.
Il have to answer just such questions q
dozen times a day, and have almost hao
lockjaw in consequence. New York
| World
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
Pet srper.tltlon. of Inc rnir.

The other evening went to a party and
tried to find out the pet superstition Of
each girl l danced with. And they all
have them. One wouldn't 20 under a
leaning ladder, another would be sure of
becoming III II she saw the moon over her
left SHOULDER, another would not read an
epitaph for fear Of losing her memory.
One girl told me she could stop a doo's
howl any time by taking off her shoe and
splitting in 1t, in drawing her kerchief
from her bosom 9 narrow slip OF pRper
huttered to the ground, on which were
some hierOglyphics. ooh, my charuapi
she exclaimed. / supposed she had lost
an article Of jewelry, and was searching
about for it when she seized upon the
scrap Of paper as though It were deed te
San Diego corner lot. Ny curiosity was
aroused, and she explained that It was q
charm insuring success In undertakings,
purchased by her at a great price from an
Egyptian fortune teller In Paris, and that
It's possession alone amounted to nothing,
but It must be put into the pocket or In
the bosom Of q dress during the recital Of
an Egyptian verse. II one failed to re-
member that, however, the Lords PRAYER
might be substituted.
have taken notes since then. and I find
there Is not one Of the sweet creatures TINT
has not her pet superstitious whim. I
have q little friend ON Van Ness avenue
who would go 70 church with her sealsl1in
jacket wrong side out, Il by any improb-
ability she happened TO get II on that way,
rather than incur the bad luck sure to
overtake her by taking It on to change It.
/ j know girl ON Fourteenth street, in
/ Oakland, who becomes quite radiant when
her dressmakeF Is obliged TO rip n seam
she has just sewed, as size Is sure she win
live to wear the garment out. ! remem-
Der visiting q ranch where bees were kept
and the hostess telling me the honey was
failure that year on account Of then
neglecting 70 rap on the bee house to tel
the occupants that her father had died,
"He died very suddenly" she said, pa
thetically, "and IN the surprise and hurry
and all we forgot all about It until day
light, and It was too late then, for he'd
been dead four hours, and the bees mus
be fold within the hour or youn lose ZEN
al, and SIRE enough we did. n-San Fran
cisco Post.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
An oar with steel MADE.

A Birmingham firm Is making an oar
in which the blade is made from the best
sheet steel, highly tempered. Il is put
forward as being much stronger than the
ordinary wooden one, and cannot be
broken without undue violence. The
handle ilts into socket running nearly
the whole length Of the blade, and form.
ing backbone Of great strength. The
oar being much thinner in the blade than
the wooden one, enters and leaves the
water cleaner. The handles are made
separately Of the ordinary spruce or ash,
and Il broken can be readily replaced. -
San Francisco Chronicle.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
EleetrIe LIghllne IN Europe.

The prospects Of electric lighting in
Europe are brighter than they have been
for some time, There Is Q demand for
apparatus in Spain, activity prevails in
Austria, some large installations are pro-
crossing In England, while in the land Of
the ''unspeasable Turk" powerful SYM
dicate'' has been formed to push electric
lighting, beginning with q fifty years.
monopoly in Constantinopie. in England,
especially, important work Is ahead; and
we judge, from the stray accounts OF the
plant there viii be an unusually large one
1t is high time that England had several
central electric lighting stations, and their
construction Is evidently nearer ut hand
than seemed possible few months ago.
Electrical World.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
UNREST.

All day upon the garden bright the sun shines
strong,
But in my heart there is no light, nor any song.
Voices Of merry life go by adown the street,
But am weary Of the cry and drift Of feet.
With all dear things that ought to please the
hours are blest,
And yet my soul is III at ease and cannot rest.
Strange spirit leave not too long, nor stint to
give;
For If my soul have no sweet'song it cannot live.
"A. Lampman in Lippincott's.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
CHURCH sERVICEs.

AsBURY METHODIST .-Sunday-Preach-
ing at 100 A. N and "a P. NJ Sunday School
"a. NJ and2 p NJ Prayer Meeting-Thursdays at
"a P. NJ, Rev. VIM. $. Robinson, Pastor.
ST. PETERS PROTESTANT Observation-Disclosures
Preaching at IO15 A. NJ. and "a p. NJ Holy Days
81 A. NJ Sunday School, P. N. Prayer
Meeting Wednesdays, at "a P. NJ. Rev. E. q.
Mock Rector
Presbyterian Sunday-Preaching at 1917 A. NJ.
and ~ p. NJ. Sunday School, p NJ. Prayer
Meeting-FIidays at ~ P. NJ. Rev. J. T. I'm
sted, Pastor
ST. POLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Mass on First
and Third Sundays, az 7.30 A. NJ, and on the
Second and Fourth Sundays, at l03C A. NJ.
Catechism Glasses taught every Sunday after
Mass.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL (COlored) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and ~ P. NJ.
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev. J. W. Landlord,
Pastor
A. NJ. E. -Sunday-Preaching at l01@
a. NJ. and ~ P. NJ. Sunday SchO0l-215 P. NJ.
Rev. J. W. Norris. Pastor.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Mr.. Samuel H, Scudder, the entomOlO-
gist, of Cambridge, and Mr., Edwin Faxon,
Of Boston, who take great interest in the
plants peculiar to Mount Washington,
have been making their annual visit to
that region. The former has been study
ing the growth and development Of the
White Mountain butterfly, which is found
only, with a single exception, on Mount
Washington, and there never below an
elevation of 500 feet. Il Is closely allied
to a butterfly found on the coast Of Labra-
dor, and it is supposed to have como down
here in the great ice flow in the glacial
period, and whei the climate changed and
the snow line retreated it was left on the
summit Of Mount Washington, where it
has since existed. The only other place
in which IL is found is In Colorado, on the
summit Of its higher mountains, and on
none at an elevation OF less than 10, 900
feet.-BOstOn Beacon.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
Tho MusqnIto wonarou.Iy beautiful.


It ought to console people who are bitten
this summer by the mosquito to be told
by a scientist that the mosquito is won
drously beautiful. f1Place one, " he says,
''under a microscope Adjust the lenses.
Now place your eye to the eye piece.
Prestoi The tiny dirt colored speck has
vanished, and IN its place appears the most
radiant and gorgeous creature which the
mind can conceive Of. The wings are Of
pale amber, the legs and thorax magenta,
the body dark green, the eyes purplish
black and glittering like diamonds, the
prObOscis shining like ebony. Compared
with this pomp and magpifoence Of doopFR-
ton the brightest and most vivid of the
painteFs' pigments are muddy. "-Phila-
delphia CAL.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Don't Americans run too much to
drink? Let us see: In baseball we
have the pitcher; in cricket the bowler;
in the circus the tumbler; and in yacht
racing it is the cup! And you will no
tice that we have not mentioned the
"grOwler" that is always found about a
newspaper Office.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, No. G. I. o. o. F-Meets
every Friday evening, at ~ O'Clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No. ., l. D. O. F-MeetS
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at ~ O'clock
HARMONY LODGE, No. Is, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month,
at ~ O'Clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No 5, l. 0. G. T-Meets every
Wednesday evening, at ~ o'clock
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No. 40, ORDER OF HEPsASOPHs.
Meets first Wednesday evening of every month.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12
Kissing Among the Ancient Romans.

Speaking of kissing, the ancient Ro-
mans had it reduced to a business-like
operation. If a man kissed his be-
trothed, she gained thereby the half of
his effects in the event of his dying be-
fore the celebration of their marriage ;
if the lady herself died under the same
circumstances, her heirs or nearest of
kin took the half due TO her.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Husband: "What kind of cake do
you call that, dear?"
Wife, who does her own cooking
" That's angel food, love"
Husband, meditGtively: ooh, yes,
I see."
Wife: "See what, dear?"
Husband: "You naturally thought
angel food would be the kind of food I
would require after eating your bis
cults"
She's telling him that she's going
right home to Mothers"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

trains leave Delaware Avenue Depot. Whining
ton, as follows:
EAST BOUND.
philadelphia accommodation, daily.......615a
Philadelphia Accommodate daily Ia a IN
Philadelphia accommodation daily155 m
In.iaGc. pha accommodation, dailv....lO 10 a m
Iniiaqelphia X Chester express, daily..lIl4a no.
'FPh@ accommodation, daily.......l ~ D. m
.,''.' a. 20 4CCol.4IIutiss ,Ju, daily.3 10 d m
IniaIe! PIMA X Chester express daily4l5 u M
Ih!ia9eiphia accommodation, daily.....5.IO 2. m.
~ phla accommodation. aily....G 30 D m
rh!ia accom- n. daily, except Sunday 10 o I'M.
ih!iaGeipna y Chester express, daily3ls u N.
Ihlladelphia accommodation. daily ...gOO y m.
WEST ROCND.
Chicago, Limited daily.,............ =AOa =,
Arrives Chicago $50 next morning
EaItu. accom- H. daily, except SUNDAYS Is a. n
CINCINNATI, Limited. daily...'l II d a m
arrives tllnclnnal 1.45 a. IN, St. Louis G. 40 d m
next day. NV p III
baltimore Accommodation daily..........3O ep. m
thlcag" and st. Louis express daily....,..54 40 % m
Slngerly accommodation daily Z 90 y n,
FOR LANDENBERG. s. % a m Sunday only
II N a m. daily except sunday. 300 ana S
=. m. daily ' 90
Trains leave Marke: Street Station.
FOR Philadelphia. $50 a m. daily eXcept SIM
I"N' -" y IN, daily. For Baltimore 245 n m
9"liy. For Landenberg, 30 and IL 10 a mn
nh'il except sunday; o. e. u Sunday only . A
aud - p. N daily. 80
lrGlHS iur NiimmgtOn-Leave Pbiladelnbis =,
~ 10 ana ) 20 a IN, daily. 7l5a m daily exceD
sunday ~ 90 10 10 a m, daily; POO 800 4 IS
200, 53O go 10, 10 co p. m daily
Express trains
Z. 4. LORD, W. NJ. CLEMENTS,
Gehl Pass ACT. Manager
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

A French paper says that Bismarck
is financially interested in twelve
breweries. What political string he
could pull in this country with that
backingl He'd be an alderman inside
of six months !-DetriOt Free Press.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Probably no one thing has caused such gen.
eral revival of trade at Jas. p. Hofeeker's, Drug
Store as their giving away 70 their customers Of
many free trial bottles Of DR.. Kingh New DiscOv-
cry for Consumption. Their trade is simply enOr-
nous in this very valuable article from the fact
that it always cures and meyer disappOints.
Coughs, Colds Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and
all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test it before buying by getting trial bottle
free large size 81: Every bottle warranted
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-12

Il is said that you 60 into the Of
fee of a Justice Of the Peace in St.
Louis and balance the Office copy Of
che Revised Statutes on its back, it
will always fall open at the page on
which the fee bill is printed.